The new Real Madrid coach, Santiago Hernan Solari, sbobet168 has always been vocal on his respect for Barcelona's Lionel Messi.Before coaching Real Castilla, the Argentine served as a newspaper columnist and in one of his articles he hailed his compatriot's talent."Scorer is intrinsic to Messi in the same way that storms, lightning, or hurricanes, are atmospheric phenomena," he wrote. "Every time Messi receives the ball the earth shakes, everyone is silent and rival coaches sink their heads between their shoulders and put their hands in their pockets, like someone who has just seen lightning and has no choice but to wait the thunder. "The air trembles a few seconds and then the goal is heard."After Messi had won his fourth Ballon d'Or, Solari expressed his opinion on the controversial debate about who the best player in the world was."The difference between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo is in the Ballon d'Or awards," sbobet168 he noted."Cristiano is the best player in the world because Messi plays another sport. "The really incredible thing about him has been his tremendous stability the last four to five years, a thing of not stopping, something practically inhuman."A couple of years later, in an interview for LaLiga, he compared the Blaugrana superstar with some of the best players in the history of football, including Pele and Diego Maradona.Finally, in 2016 he articulated his wish that his compatriot could play for Real Madrid."Messi has marked an era and unfortunately for us, it is in Barcelona," he told ESPN. "I wish it could had been here, at Real Madrid."The Ballon d'Or award is Messi's, it is more than deserved and I'm happy as an Argentine. "Real Madrid want to have the best, but unfortunately they couldn't have Messi, although we have great players." sbobet168